04.28.07
Fission of the Latin American Left « Sound Policy
Fission of the Latin American Left « Sound Policy The old rules of the Cold War no longer apply in Latin America. The new-age caudillos have taken traditional Latin American populism to a whole new level by splicing it with authoritarianism through strong-man tactics and a heavily Marxist policy. At the same time, a new left has emerged…a new moderate left that has arisen out of the populist traditions and embraces freer trade and values the liberty of the individual. Washington should wake up to these changes and realize that ‘leftist” in Latin america is no longer synonimous with “badguy”.
